"How religion, gender, and urban sociality are expressed in and mediated via television drama in Kinshasa is the focus of this ethnographic study. Influenced by Nigerian films and intimately related to the emergence of a charismatic Christian scene, these teleserials integrate melodrama, conversion
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narratives, Christian songs, sermons, testimonies, and deliverance rituals to produce commentaries on what it means to be an inhabitant of Kinshasa." (Publisher description)
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"Set in ancient Egypt and loosely based on the story of Moses, “The Ten Commandments” is billed as Brazil’s first biblical soap opera. Swathed in Egyptian robes and sporting lapis lazuli jewelry and Cleopatra wigs, some of the characters are based on biblical or other historic figures, while o
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thers are invented. The soap is taking the country by storm. It’s helped propel the Rede Record television network, owned by the founder of Brazil’s main Pentecostal church, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, into a showdown with top broadcaster Globo, which for decades has had a lock on prime-time soaps, known as novelas." (Introduction)
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"The study is based on the analysis of legends of 'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev', a mythological drama series that is shown on Indian television channel "Life OK" [...] The story revolves around Lord Shiva or Mahadev - the Lord of Lords as one of the three most powerful mythical characters. The serial is a
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popular serial because Hindu culture, like many other civilizations in the world, believes more in Devine power and the God and Goddess are the one supernatural entity. Mahadev is the obvious choice." (Page 19)
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"Today the relations between Arab audiences and Arab media are characterised by pluralism and fragmentation. More than a thousand Arab satellite TV channels alongside other new media platforms are offering all kinds of programming. Religion has also found a vital place as a topic in mainstream media
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or in one of the approximately 135 religious satellite channels that broadcast guidance and entertainment with an Islamic frame of reference. How do Arab audiences make use of mediated religion in negotiations of identity and belonging? The empirical based case studies in this interdisciplinary volume explore audience-media relations with a focus on religious identity in different countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, and the United States." (Publisher description)
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"Os telejornais das emissoras católicas assumem-se como católicos, não se furtando a noticiar acontecimentos e temáticas ligadas à religião. Apesar disso, este não é seu objetivo principal. Sobressaem as notícias de interesse social, recortes da realidade, daquilo que acontece dia-a-dia no
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Brasil e no mundo, bem como de problemáticas que afetam a vida de seu público. Se por um lado a seleção das notícias revela a preocupação com aquilo que é o cerne do jornalismo: a realidade e os acontecimentos diários, por outro os limites dos veículos na captação de imagens e na produção de reportagens interferem sobremaneira no resultado final. Ainda assim, a partir desta pesquisa podemos afirmar que a maioria dos valores-notícias compartilhados pelos profissionais de jornalismo está presente nos telejornais das emissoras católicas." (Considerações, página 14)
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"This study sought to find out the specific uses and gratifications of Christian television viewers with a view of providing relevant information base for the re-launch of Luntha TV in Malawi. The population of this study was Christian television viewers from 10 denominations in and around Area 18 i
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n Lilongew city, Malawi [...] A total of 183 responses were collected from the screener questionnaire. One hundred and thirty people participated in twelve different focus group discussions that were conducted between February and March 2009 [...] This study found out that even if a television station were Christian, the people would expect a mix and a balance of Christian and secular programming. The data emphasize that the television would need to address the needs of its viewers holistically and be relevant to their social and public life." (Abstract, page 7-8)
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"Esse artigo propõe uma abordagem discursiva do fenômeno da argumentação no discurso religioso católico. Tomaremos como objeto de estudo um fragmento do programa Escola da Fé, apresentado na TV Canção Nova pelo professor Felipe de Aquino. Verificamos que os enunciadores se apoiam numa argume
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ntação construída em torno do tripé logos, pathos e ethos para resgatar uma imagem positiva do catolicismo e, simultaneamente, desvalorizar o protestantismo." (Resumo)
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"This monograph provides a critical overview and assessment of the new and rising phenomenon of dakwahtainment or Islamic televangelism in post-reformasi Indonesia. This phenomenon feeds on the increasing materialist, consumerist, nihilistic and voyeuristic culture of celebrity that is currently eng
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ulfing Indonesia. It is set against a context where democratisation and media liberalisation are taking root in the Indonesian state and society. This work stems from action research conducted throughout 2012." (Introduction)
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"This article examines the depiction of women and gender within Coptic Orthodox video films or “hagiopics” produced between 1987 and 2010. As part of a recent religious renewal, hagiopics have expanded, altered, and reinvented traditional stories of saints and pious figures and have also generat
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ed, within this traditionally patriarchal setting, a wider space for the articulation of female voices. While their inclusion can be seen as potentially empowering for women, this paper suggests that during Pope Shenouda III's reign (1971–2012), the films became a powerful vehicle for broadcasting the church's conservative teachings on female power and authority, marriage and marital dissolution, spousal abuse, and femininity. By highlighting an array of exemplary female characters, hagiopics capture women's role as custodians of a distinctive Coptic ethos and of family and communal cohesiveness. The films’ emphasis on women's physical modesty, submissiveness, and obedience to male figureheads also hints at the modern church's anxieties about women's increasing autonomy in choosing marriage partners and their growing demands for more equal treatment within the church." (Abstract)
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"On the whole, it seems religious television viewing had moderate or no influence whatsoever at attitudinal level among Hindu and non-Hindu viewers. In the light of the analysis, it is argued that strongly held religious beliefs and cultural dictates would not get influenced by religious television
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viewing as it lacked religious and spiritual sanctity." (Page 17)
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"Este estudio consta de 53 preguntas sobre el personal de los canales, las audiencias, el financiamiento, la programación y las necesidades de formación del personal. Recibieron la encuesta 37 canales de televisión, de los cuales respondieron 23 en 15 países. En relación a los recursos humanos,
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los canales de televisión tienen grupos que van desde los 6 hasta las 150 personas trabajando en una estación. El 66 % recibe una remuneración. Las donaciones privadas alcanzan un 25% mientras que las entradas de tipo comercial son el 43%. Este punto se compone en gran medida de la venta de publicidad pero también de servicios como alquiler de estudio y equipamiento, la venta de tiempo para producciones seculares y otros rubros como programas de “televentas”. Si bien es cierto que cada Iglesia local, así como fundaciones, universidades y otras instituciones católicas, hacen un aporte, son los mismos canales los que han explorado diversas formas de financiamiento para sostenerse anualmente. La mayoría de las estaciones emite las 24 horas, con un promedio de 22 horas. Consultados sobre el “tipo de contenido”, el resultado dio un 55 % “con mensaje religioso” y un 45 % “con mensaje general”. El 53% es de producción propia y consiste en “talk shows” en estudio, entrevistas, testimonios y charlas." (commbox)
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"O presente artigo tem como tema central o programa Fala Que Eu Te Escuto, produzido pela Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Exibido diariamente no início da madrugada na Rede Record, trata-se de um programa em que o sagrado traveste-se de profano. Embora dê a impressão de ser um programa secular
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, se utilizando de todos os ingredientes típicos de um espetáculo televisivo, de forma subliminar veicula mensagens que buscam persuadir os telespectadores. Para tanto, tem como um de seus focos discursivos a demonização do cotidiano." (Resumo)
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"Charismatic-Pentecostal 'media ministries' have become very successful in Africa's new media fields. They shape new forms of public religiosity that spill over into various forms of popular culture and resonate with broad audiences. This article explores the emergence of new Pentecostal publics at
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the intersection of media, religion, and entertainment in Ghana, raising critical questions concerning the relations between these domains. It analyses two different religious television broadcasts: a television ministry by a well-known celebrity pastor and a gospel reality show featuring a preaching competition for youth. It also considers the debates and concerns such programmes evoke locally. The analysis shows that Pentecostalism's employment of popular media and entertainment styles is an effective source of persuasive power, but also poses challenges with regard to binding people as committed Christians. The blurring of boundaries between religion and entertainment business causes insecurities about the authenticity of religious authority and religious subjectivity." (Abstract)
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"Am weiten Horizont der Charismatischen Erneuerung in der katholischen Kirche (CE) zeichnet sich mit dem Medienkatholizismus und den Neuen Gemeinschaften eine neue Art der Evangelisierung ab. Aufgrund ihrer gesellschaftlichen Sichtbarkeit und der Vorliebe der Gesellschaft für das Pentekostale wird
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sie im brasilianischen Katholizismus eine Vormachtstellung einnehmen. Aus der Gospelkultur entstanden wird sie zu einer neuen religiösen Gattung, die den Evangelisierungsstil der katholischen Kirche mehr und mehr prägen wird." (Seite 52)
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"Religiöse Symbole und Rituale sind im Fernsehen allgegenwärtig, intensive Auseinandersetzung mit Spiritualität oder Werten der Religionsgemeinschaften eher selten. Dies ist ein zentrales Ergebnis des Forschungsprojekts »Religion im Fernsehen«, das die Thematisierungs- und Darstellungsmuster di
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eses kulturellen Phänomens in fünf Schweizer Fernsehprogrammen untersucht hat. Als erstes stellt das Forschungsteam das methodische Vorgehen und die Resultate der Studie vor, in der insgesamt 1.680 Programmstunden mittels qualitativer und quantitativer Verfahren analysiert wurden. Anschließend nehmen Wissenschaftler verschiedener Disziplinen, Experten aus dem Medienbereich sowie Religionsvertreter zu den Ergebnissen Stellung, diskutieren weitere Aspekte des Themas und gehen dabei auch auf das Fernsehen in Deutschland ein." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Within less than 20 years, the number of Arabic-language satellite channels has risen from zero to more than 500, including channels financed by the US, Russia, China, the UK and France. Some 50 of these channels label themselves as Islamic (and a handful are Christian), but Islamic programming is
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also present in many of the other channels, whether state-run or private. This massive proliferation of Islamic programming has also given rise to specifically Islamist and Salafist channels and programmes. This chapter will describe these developments and discuss their implications. Mass media and Islamic fundamentalism go back a long way in the Arab World." (Page 264)
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